高一英语自主练习(三).doc

高一英语自主练习（三） 2010. 10. 24

第一卷 （共65分）
一、单项选择：(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
1. He tried to give me some explanations, but I insisted ______ the debt immediately.
A. him pay B. that he pays C. his paying D. on being paid
2. They didn’t allow ______ loudly there and people were also forbidden ______ there.
   A. to speak; to smoke B. speaking; smoking
C. to speak; smoking D. speaking; to smoke
3. He talks a lot ______ he knew everything around the world.
A. even though B. now that C. as though D. and yet
4. There was so much noise that the teacher couldn’t make himself ______ attention to.
   A. paid B. pay C. paying D. being paid
5. My son didn’t feel like ______ today. So I suggested him ______ some days in the
countryside.
A. working; spending B. to work; to spend
C. working; to spend D. to work; spending
6. ______ we come across some difficulties, we’ll help each other to overcome them.
A. Now that B. Whenever C. However D. Whatever
7. ______ do you suppose ______ like to say to us?
A. What; would he B. Who; would he
C. What; he would D. How; he would
8. They are young, but ______ they made it.
A. after all B. in all C. above all D. for all
9. If you mix ______ those papers, we won’t be able to find the one we need quickly enough.
A. in B. up C. into D. with
10. The reason ______ his being late was ______ his mother was ill.
A. why; because B. why; that C. for; because D. for; that
11. The doctor insisted that the young man ______ badly injured and that he ______ operated on
immediately.
A. was; be B. should be; was C. be; was D. should be; be
12. --- How do you like the book?
--- It’s quite different from I read last month.
A. one B. which C. the one D. the one what
13. With a lot of homework ______, the child has to stay up late every day.
A. to do B. done C. had been done D. to be done
14. Mr White ______ at 8:30 for the meeting, but he didn’t show up.
A. should have arrived B. should arrive
C. should have had arrived D. should be arriving
15. --- What do you think makes him so upset?
--- ______ the exam.
A. He failed B. He failing C. His failing D. He has failed
二、完形填空：(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
Live Your Dream
We all have dreams. Yet so few of us realize them. Often, a dream dies as quickly as it is born 16 we lack the confidence to keep it. When I was old enough to understand the realities of life, I realized that society puts a high 17 on youth, beauty and academic achievement. This discovery gave me some idea to develop my dream although I was 18 .
My dream was 19 . I just dreamed of becoming a 20 when I was in secondary school. The employment field was a highly 21 place. It gave not only fierce (激烈的) competition to a disabled job-seeker but also the unfriendly treatment from the 22 strong and healthy. They see the disabled as the back row of society.
23 , I refused to sit in the back row. I decided to 24 a course in typing run by the government. When I 25 over the application form to the interviewer, she looked at me, then moved her eyes to my body. She advised me to 26 my choice from typing. But I was 27 to stay with it. “I will be a really good typist.” I told her. She 28 me.
On the fifth month of the sixth-month course, five students were 29 to do some copy typing. I was one of them. I was very efficient and finished half of the work given to us all.
30 work came to me after this test. I could see quite clearly the way to 31 my dream. I was taken on as one of the typists in one of the offices immediately after my graduation. I did not 32 starting at the bottom of the ladder. Being a typist was just the beginning of the 33 . Having achieved one dream, I set out to achieve others. I worked and studied at the same time, which was no easy task. But all my efforts paid 34 at last.
Dreamers should keep reaching out for their dreams, whatever the 35 , until they get what they want in life and live their dreams.
16. A. until B. because C. although D. unless
17. A. balance B. view C. value D. measure
18. A. disabled B. talented C. excited D. interested
19. A. wonderful B. complex C. strange D. simple
20. A. teacher B. typist C. scientist D. doctor
21. A. competitive B. valuable C. mysterious D. admirable
22. A. especially B. extremely C. physically D. fortunately
23. A. Therefore B. However C. Besides D. Moreover
24. A. join B. give C. receive D. take
25. A. took B. went C. handed D. turned
26. A. change B. protect C. keep D. prevent
27. A. devoted B. disappointed C. determined D. puzzled
28. A. received B. accepted C. rejected D. celebrated
29. A. promised B. forced C. made D. chosen
30. A. More B. Less C. Easier D. Better
31. A. achieving B. changing C. reading D. enjoying
32. A. prefer B. like C. consider D. mind
33. A. experience B. story C. climb D. career
34. A. down B. out C. up D. off
35. A. happiness B. pain C. sorrow D. excitement

三、阅读理解：（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
Two men on a touring holiday in Britain were injured by an explosion (爆炸) in their motor
truck in the center of Norwich yesterday.
Shoppers and businessmen in Red Lion Street were shocked by a loud bang, and seconds
later the two men jumped over from the truck, which had stopped outside Barelays Bank. Several
people rushed to give help and helped to put out the fire inside the truck. A light American bus
rushed to save drivers before Norwich firemen arrived.
The men — American Mr. Gary House, aged 25, of Ohio, who was driving, and his
passenger Mr. Charles Lynn, 23, of Vancouver — were taken to Norfolk and Norwich Hospital
with minor burns. They were allowed to leave after treatment.
“I heard this explosion. It was pretty loud. I thought it could have been a bomb.” said Mr.
Leslie Webster, manager of the market, who was working in his office in Red Lion Street. “I
looked out of the window and saw this lad (少年) leap from the truck and roll on the ground.
Then another lad came out of the truck. He seemed to be in a worse state — parts of his trousers
were hanging below his knees.”
“I came downstairs to get a fire extinguisher (灭火器), but by the time I got outside,
someone who came from the bank was in the truck with an extinguisher.”
Mr. Webster, who lives at 71, Trinity Street, Norwich, said both the two injured were
shocked. One was taken into the market office to await treatment. “The second man insisted on
going back into the truck to see if everything was all right, and five minutes later he came out
with a drawer that was burning,” he added. The explosion was also heard inside the bank. Office
workers provided a fire extinguisher and telephoned for medical help.
Although a window was blown out, damage inside the truck was mainly superficial (表面的).
The two men spent the last six months touring the Continent and had traveled to Norwich
from Shetterton. At the time of the accident their wives were shopping in the city.
36. The two men in the truck _______.
A. were slightly hurt B. were badly injured
C. were shocked but unhurt D. needed careful treatment
37. The word “leap” most probably means _______.
A. fall off B. get off C. jump over D. step down
38. Mr Webster thought that the explosion _______.
A. was a bomb B. wasn’t a bomb C. was like a bomb D. was almost bomb
39. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Mr Webster was a witness of the accident
B. Mr Webster didn’t take a fire extinguisher to the truck
C. Mr Webster helped to put out the fire
D. Mr Webster was willing to be a helper in the accident.
B
It was Mother’s Day. John was so busy with his work that he couldn’t go back home. When he
passed by a flower shop in the evening, an idea came to his mind. “I’ll send Mum some roses.”
While John was picking his flowers, a young man went inside. “How many roses can I get for only five dollars, Madam?” he asked. The assistant was trying to tell him roses were as
expensive as forty dollars a dozen. Maybe he would be happy with carnations.
 “No, I have to have red roses.” He said, “My mum was badly ill last year and I didn’t get to
spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, it has to be roses as rose is her
favorite.”
After hearing it, John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man. Moved by
both of them, the assistant said, “Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you.”
Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the air and ran out of the shop. It was well
worth twenty-five dollars John paid to see the exciting moment. Then John paid for his dozen of
roses and told the assistant to send them to his mother.
As he walked out, he felt nice. Suddenly he saw the young man crossing the street and going
into a park. But soon he realized it was not a park but a cemetery (墓地). Crying, the young man
carefully laid the roses, “Mum, oh, Mum, why didn’t I tell you how much I loved you? God,
please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.”
Seeing this, John turned and quickly walked to the shop. He would take the flowers home
himself.
40. The assistant tried to ask the young man to buy carnations instead of roses because _______.
      A. carnations were nicer than roses
      B. roses were saved for John
      C. roses were more expensive than carnations
      D. carnations were special flowers for Mother’s Day                                       
41. The young man cried at the tomb because he _______.
      A. had spent all his money on the roses
      B. wasn’t able to tell his mother he loved her himself
      C. felt sorry to ask John to pay for his flowers
      D. hadn’t got enough money for his sick mother                           
42. At last John changed his mind and went home because he wanted to _______.
      A. tell his mother he loved her himself
      B. ask his mother for more money
      C. tell his mother the young man’s story
      D. ask his mother if she liked roses                                            
43. The writer writes the passage to tell us “_______”.
      A. Buy roses for your mother when she is ill
      B. Let your mother know how much you love her
      C. Work hard to get more money for your mother
   D. Send your mother flowers on Mother’s Day                      
C
When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your anger. But
forgiveness is possible and it can be surprisingly helpful to your physical and mental health. Indeed, research has shown that people who forgive report more energy, better appetite (胃口) and better sleep patterns. “People who forgive show less anger and more hopefulness,” says Dr.
Frederic Luskin, who wrote the book Forgive for Good. “So it can help save on the wear and
tear, and allow people to feel more energetic.”
So when someone has hurt you, calm yourself first. Take a couple of breaths and think of
something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, someone you love. Don’t wait for an apology. “Many times the person who hurt you may never think of apologizing,” says Dr.
Luskin. “They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same way. So if you

wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting a very long time.” Keep in mind that
forgiveness does not necessarily mean accepting the action of the person who upset you.
Mentally going over your hurt gives power to the person who brought you pain. Instead, learn to
look for the love, beauty and kindness around you. Finally, try to see things from the other
person’s perspective (视角). You may realize that he or she was acting out of ignorance (无知),
fear, or even love. To gain perspective, you may want to write a letter to yourself from that
person’s point of view.
44. The text is mainly written to explain _______.
A. how to keep yourself from being hurt
B. how to stay mentally healthy
C. how and when to remain calm
D. why and how to pardon others
45. According to the writer, what is the right way to calm down after being hurt?
A. Try to figure out why you get hurt.
B. Write a letter to the person who hurt you.
C. Persuade yourself to accept what others have done to you.
D. Think about pleasant things and forget about the hurt.
46. Dr. Luskin advises us not to wait for an apology after being hurt because _______.
A. we are not patient enough

B. we’d feel worse accepting others’ apology
C. people seldom want to apologize
D. people don’t mean it when they apologize
D
In the United States, it is important to be on time, or punctual for an appointment, a class, a
meeting, etc. However, this may not be true in all countries. An American professor discovered
this difference while teaching a class in a Brazilian (巴西的) university. The two-hour class was
scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. and end at 12. On the first day, when the professor arrived on time,
no one was in the classroom. Many students came after 10 a.m. Several arrived after 10:30 a.m.
Two students came after 11 a.m. Although all the students greeted the professor as they arrived,
few apologized for their lateness. Were these students being rude? He decided to study the students’ behavior.
The professor talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both informal and
a formal situation: at a lunch with a friend and in a university calls, respectively. He gave them
an example and asked them how they would react. If they had a lunch appointment with a friend,
the average American student showed clearly lateness as 19 minutes after agreed time. On the
other hand, the average Brazilian student left the friend late after 33 minutes.
In an American university, students are expected to arrive at the appointed hour, while, in
Brazil, neither the teacher nor the students always arrive at the appointed hour. Classes not only

begin at the scheduled time in the United States, but also end at the scheduled time. In the
Brazilian class, only a few students left the class at 12:00; many remained past 12:30 to discuss
the class and ask more questions. Arriving late may not be very important in Brazilian, neither is
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